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Fans are invited to create a livery for one of Aston Martin's entries at Le Mans. Photo by Aston Martin Racing

At the opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship this weekend, the Six Hours of Silverstone, Aston Martin Racing and longtime team sponsor Gulf are launching a competition to design the livery for the team's No. 97 Vantage GTE as it competes at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June.

As well as seeing their design brought to life, the winner and a friend will also attend Le Mans as VIP guests of Aston Martin Racing and Gulf to watch the No. 97 car driven by Darren Turner, Stefan Mücke and Peter Dumbreck race around the famous La Sarthe circuit.

Anyone of any age and artistic ability is invited to go to www.mygulfastonmartinracingcar.com and download the image of the blank Vantage GTE. Regardless of whether entrants choose to use colored pencils or a computer-aided professional graphic design, the judges will be looking for originality and creativity. The entries will be judged by works team drivers Turner, Mücke, Frédéric Makowiecki and Bruno Senna.

“How many of us, over the years, have doodled race car designs on scraps of paper dreaming of them being used,” said Sam Cork, global brand manager at Gulf. “We are very happy that fans of Gulf and Aston Martin will now have the chance not only to fulfill this ambition, but also to actually come with us to Le Mans in June to see their dream become reality.

“I'm sure that it will really capture people's imagination and I can't wait to see the designs. We're also going out to schools to see what the younger generation has to offer and we'll be offering some special prizes for the best entries from 'Junior Designers'.”

Jeremy Scoones, head of partnerships at Aston Martin Racing, added, “Since 2008, Gulf-liveried Aston Martins have become an iconic feature of the Le Mans 24 Hours. The opportunity for one of our fans to write a chapter in this special history by designing the livery of our car is very exciting and we can't wait to see the results.”

Updates from the team, including information about the competition and examples of entries so far, will be found on the Gulf Facebook page www.facebook.com/gulfoilinternational and the Aston Martin Racing Facebook page www.facebook.com/astonmartinracing.